Mark Curtis
WBOY 12News
Charleston, WV, United States
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West Virginia Governor signs largest tax cut in state history into law
Gov. Jim Justice signed the largest tax cut in West Virginia state history into law on Tuesday. → Read More
West Virginia State Police under investigation for alleged theft, sexual assault
The most serious allegations in a letter sent to lawmakers include sexual assaults, thefts and damage to state-owned property at the state police academy. → Read More
Efforts underway to attract veterans to West Virginia for jobs
With several big companies planning to set up shop in West Virginia, the state has a critical shortage of workers, but some have ideas on how to fix that. → Read More
West Virginia House passes bill to ban certain gender-affirming treatment for youth
A bill to ban certain medical procedures and treatments for people under 18, such as gender-affirming treatment, has passed the West Virginia House of Delegates. → Read More
Campus concealed-carry bill approved in West Virginia State Senate
A controversial bill that could put more guns on college campuses in West Virginia took a big step forward on Tuesday. → Read More
Democrats counter with their own income tax cut ideas in West Virginia
Call it the battle of the income tax cut plans because there are two competing ideas under the Capitol dome in Charleston, West Virginia. → Read More
Governor’s proposed income tax cuts hotly debated in West Virginia
One day after the West Virginia State of the State Address, income tax cuts remain the talk of the State Capitol and probably at a lot of kitchen tables. → Read More
Recap of the 2023 West Virginia State of the State Address
He was interrupted many times for applause during the 2023 State of the State Address, but Gov. Jim Justice probably got the loudest response when he proposed his income tax cut plan. → Read More
Secretary of State Mac Warner declares for 2024 West Virginia Governor race
It’s now a three-person race for West Virginia’s governor, but there are likely more candidates to come. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, West Virginia’s two-term Republican Secretary of State Mac Warner announced he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2024. → Read More
How West Virginia officials are keeping tabs on the winter storm
All 55 West Virginia counties remain under a state of emergency as Governor Jim Justice and his team keep an eye on this severe winter storm. → Read More
National Defense Bill includes benefits for West Virginia
The National Defense Bill is on the verge of passing, and it has some beneficial items for our region. In total, the defense spending comes to $858 billion and there are items in the bill of local interest. → Read More
Bluestone Coke owners to pay nearly $1M fine for air pollution violations
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A company owned by the family of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has been ordered to pay nearly a million dollars in fines. The Justice family businesses include a plant known as Bluestone Coke in Birmingham, Alabama, which the Jefferson County Alabama Board of Health has issued a $925,000 fine against […] → Read More
Are tax cuts coming as West Virginia’s budget surplus grows?
down to defeat, Gov. Justice believes voters would rather have their personal income taxes reduced. Bills to do that will likely be a big focus of the legislative session that begins on Jan. 11, 2023. → Read More
Delegate Moore Capito launches West Virginia governor bid, Secretary Warner considers run
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – With West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s tenure in the state’s top office reaching term limits, the 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial race is guaranteed to have new contenders vying for the job. This morning, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, West Virginia Delegate Moore Capito (R-Kanawha County) announced on Metro News Talkline with Hoppy […] → Read More
West Virginia congressional candidate calls Dems’ ‘Pro-Putin’ allegations fake news
The West Virginia Democratic Party issued a press release that said West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore worked as a Washington, D.C. lobbyist at a firm known as The Podesta Group, which represented The European Center for a Modern Ukraine, which was backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. → Read More
West Virginia ski season opens, projected to make multi-million dollar economic impact
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — It’s that time of year. Wednesday morning, Nov. 23, 2022, ski season opens in West Virginia. Ski resorts have been making snow by the tons! Wednesday at 9 a.m., Snowshoe Mountain in Pocahontas County and Timberline Mountain in Tucker County will welcome skiers and snowboarders, as well as those who just […] → Read More
West Virginia Senator Capito gets new leadership role in Washington, DC
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R, WV) has been promoted to a top leadership post in the Senate minority caucus. Capito will become the vice-chair of the Republican Conference. → Read More
Final push is on for backers and foes of West Virginia’s Amendment 2
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — It is probably the most controversial item on the November ballot, and the debate is getting heated. Amendment 2 would give permission to the West Virginia State Legislature to repeal the property tax on vehicles and also eliminate the tax on business equipment and inventories. Governor Jim Justice, who opposes Amendment […] → Read More
National Weather Service in West Virginia gets new home, interactive science exhibit
The National Weather Service office in Kanawha County now has a newer and bigger home. And it has some neat “bells and whistles” to go along with it → Read More
West Virginia’s Episcopal Church Bishop has retired
One of the leading religious figures in the State of West Virginia has officially retired. → Read More